Researching Robert Turnbull
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12623 people with the Turnbull surname? In that year Turnbull was ranked number 320 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Turnbull on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Turnbull and the Turnbull Genealogy
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Turnbull Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Robert Turnbull
Robert Turnbull (railway manager)
Sir Robert Turnbull (21 February 1852 – 22 February 1925) was a British railway manager. He joined the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1868 and became its General Manager in 1914. He was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1911 New Year Honours and knighted in 1913. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps.
A Claughton Class locomotive, LNWR No. 1161 (LMS No. 5901) was named after him, this underwent a paper rebuild to LMS Patriot Class No. 5901, from 1934 later 5540, which was in turn rebuilt into a LMS Rebuilt Patriot Class No. 5540, BR No. 45540.
Source: Robert Turnbull (railway manager), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Turnbull (Australian politician)
Robert Turnbull (c.1819 – 21 November 1872) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Turnbull was born in East Lothian, Scotland, and moved to the Port Phillip District in 1840 via Van Diemens Land having arrived there in 1839 in the ship Charlotte.
In September 1851 Turnbull was elected unopposed as member for Wimmera in the first (unicameral) Victorian Legislative Council. He was sworn-in November 1851 and held the seat until resigning in May 1853.
Turnbull was again elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as member for Eastern Province in a by-election in January 1864, a seat he held until his death in St Kilda, Victoria.
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